Kyani ( meaning "blue") is a settlement in the municipality of
Didymoteicho
Didymoteicho ( ) is a town located on the eastern edge of the Evros (regional unit), Evros regional unit of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, in northeastern Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. The town (pop. 8,681 in 2021 ...
in the northern
Evros regional unit,
Greece
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. It is situated between farmlands in the plains on the right bank of the river
Erythropotamos, at 40 m elevation. In 2021 its population was 411.
[ It is 3 km northeast of Asvestades, 4 km southwest of ]Mani
Mani may refer to:
People
* Mani (name), (), a given name and surname (including a list of people with the name)
** Mani (prophet) (c. 216–274), a 3rd century Iranian prophet who founded Manichaeism
** Mani (musician) (born 1962), an English ...
, and 10 km northwest of Didymoteicho.
Population
History
During the Ottoman period Kyani was known under the name ''Çavuşlu''. At the beginning of the 20th century, a Greek school with 25 students was under operation in the village.[ Kyani became part of Greece after the end of ]World War I
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. Its current population is mostly descendants of Greek refugees
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from Eastern Thrace
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and Muslims.
See also
* List of settlements in the Evros regional unit
References
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Didymoteicho
Populated places in Evros (regional unit)